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When it was announced that 86% of the union's national board approved the tentative agreement that had the full support of the SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee, we couldn't get past that 14% that didn't support it And then, over the weekend, there were rumblings from members over the weekend regarding when they would have the[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? SAG-AFTRA, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, Crunchyroll's Spy x Family, Netflix's Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, Crunchyroll's Jujutsu Kaisen, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Lower Decks, FX's American Horror Story: Delicate/Stephen King, David Letterman/Paul Shaffer, Prime Video's Reacher, NBC's Saturday Night Live, Max's Doom Patrol, Disney+'s Loki, BBC's Doctor Who, and[...]

With the SAG-AFTRA National Board having approved the tentative agreement between the union and the AMPTP, the final step is for the union's voting members to give the deal its collective thumbs-up or thumbs-down beginning this Tuesday, November 14th Ahead of the start of voting, SAG-AFTRA is hosting an informational webinar via Zoom for all[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Netflix's Yu Yu Hakusho, FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, SAG-AFTRA, Netflix's The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep, Netflix's Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, Marvel Studios' The Marvels, Netflix's Masters of the Universe: Revolution, Netflix's 3 Body Problem, Netflix's Star Trek: Lower Decks, BBC's Doctor Who, Prime Video's Merry Little Batman,[...]

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher, SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland & the union's TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee got a deal from AMPTP that they were proud of – and now, it's cleared the next hurdle During a press conference this afternoon, the union confirmed that the SAG-AFTRA National Board had approved the tentative[...]

As expected, the SAG-AFTRA National Board is voting today to decide whether or not to approve the tentative agreement between the union and the AMPTP for a new three-year deal Now, we're learning that the results will be revealed at 5 pm ET (2 pm PT) by SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher Joining Drescher at the[...]

Ahead of Friday's note by the National Board to see if the tentative agreement is sent on to union members for a ratification vote, SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher and SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland posted a lengthy message to union members thanking them and other for their support over the past[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? SAG-AFTRA, NBC's Saturday Night Live, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, Hulu/Disney+, FX's Alien, AEW/WWE, Prime Video's The Boys, Adult Swim's Aqua Teen Hunger Force, BBC's Doctor Who, Peacock's Mr Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie, Marvel Studios' The Marvels, Netflix's Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, HBO's Snow, CBS' S.W.A.T., Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender, Apple TV+'s Slow Horses,[...]

"We are thrilled & proud to tell you that today your TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee voted unanimously to approve a tentative agreement with the AMPTP." That's how the message that was sent out by the SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee to union members began – officially ending the 118-day-long strike As of 12:01 a.m PT (3:01 a.m[...]

And what those talks brought is a tentative agreement between SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP after the union's negotiating committee voted unanimously on the proposal Full details are expected on Friday when the agreement goes to the SAG-AFTRA national board for approval The strike will officially come to an end this Thursday at 12:01 a.m PT (3:01[...]

As SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP prepare to meet again later today in hopes of reaching a deal on a new three-year contract that would end the 118-day-long strike, Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav shared his thoughts on the negotiations between the union and the studios & streamers "Let me start by saying that we are[...]

After negotiations between the union and the studios & streamers ran for ten hours on Tuesday, SAG-AFTRA confirmed overnight that the union and AMPTP will be back at the table for talks today. "Following a meeting Monday night with the AMPTP, the TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee spent 10 hours deliberating today We will continue on Wednesday," read[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Saturday Night Live, WWE NXT & The CW, SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, Prime Video's Invincible, Critical Role's Candela Obscura: Tide & Bone, FX's Shōgun, Please Don't Destroy & Taylor Swift, Marvel Studios' The Marvels/Ms Marvel, Prime Video's Reacher, Crunchyroll & Walmart, FX's What We Do in the[...]

After reports that the studios & streamers had adjusted the language of its "Last, Best & Final" offer to the union, negotiations between AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA have wrapped for the day – with more talks expected on Wednesday SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and AMPTP president Carol Lombardini led today's talks, which reportedly saw the[...]

With the strike having now reached its 117th day, SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP are reportedly planning to meet again today to see if an agreement can be reached on the studios & streamers' "Last, Best & Final" offer that leads to a new three-year deal for the union Heading into this afternoon, the rumblings were that[...]

After working late into the night, SAG-AFTRA & AMPTP suspended talks late on Monday – though no deal is in place on the 117th day of the strike, the union and studios & streamers are expected to resume negotiations on Tuesday, November 7th (though no formal update has been offered by either side so far[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? "Stranger Things" Day, Stephen King & Elon Musk, Crunchyroll's Jujutsu Kaisen, Paramount+'s Frasier, SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP, Marvel Studios' The Marvels, Friends/Matthew Perry, BBC's Red Dwarf, AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, BBC's Doctor Who, FX's Fargo, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, Prime Video's Invincible, Crunchyroll's Spy x Family, South Park/Kathleen Kennedy, Prime Video's Reacher, NBC's Saturday Night Live, and more! Images/Screencaps:[...]

SAG-AFTRA has responded to what the AMPTP tagged as its "Last, Best and Final" offer on Monday And while there's a lot riding on how this current round of talks goes – the union messaged its members that "the right deal" isn't there yet Confirming that SAG-AFTRA "formally responded to the AMPTP's 'Last, Best &[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, Prime Video's Gen V/The Boys, SAG-AFTRA, Prime Video's Reacher, AEW, Netflix's Stranger Things Day, Netflix's Pluto, Netflix's One Piece, Marvel Studios' The Marvels, Disney+'s Loki, BBC's Doctor Who, and more! Images/Screencaps: Netflix, Marvel Studios, Toei Animation, SAG-AFTRA, BBC, AMC Networks, Prime[...]

As the 115th day of the SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP strike comes to a close, reports are that the union will need at least another day to review the studios & streamers' "Last, Best, and Final Offer" that was submitted to SAG-AFTRA on Saturday In a previous message to its members, the union's negotiating committee explained that it was[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Amazon's Wytches, Netflix's Nocterra, Crunchyroll's Spy x Family, AEW/WWE, Max's Creature Commandos, Skybound's Spike & Mike's Festival of Animation Revival, SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP, AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, Cartoon Network's Steven Universe, Apple TV+'s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Marvel Studios' Marvel Spotlight, Disney+'s Loki, BBC's Doctor Who, and more! Images/Screencaps: Marvel Studios, S[...]

UPDATE: SAG-AFTRA has messaged its members to inform them that it had "received an offer today from the AMPTP" that the union says the studios & streamers "characterized as their 'Last, Best, and Final Offer.'" The message went on to inform the members that the negotiating committee was "reviewing it and considering our response within[...]

With the 114th day of the strike coming to an end, the pendulum has now reportedly shifted to SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher, Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, and the union's negotiating committee With the AMPTP having submitted what's being called a comprehensive offer in response to the union's previous two proposals, both sides met briefly today[...]

Ahead of the start of the 114th day of the strike, we learned late on Friday that the AMPTP had delivered a new proposal offer to SAG-AFTRA – with further negotiations being eyed for Saturday That was confirmed late Friday/early Saturday in a message from the SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee to union members – along[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP, FX's Fargo, Disney+'s Echo, The CW's Superman & Lois, FX's American Sports Story, AEW, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, Apple TV+'s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Prime Video's Gen V/The Boys, AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, Prime Video's Invincible, Netflix's Stranger Things, BBC's Doctor Who, FOX/WWE SmackDown, Crunchyroll's Code Geass, FOX's Bob's Burgers, Two and[...]

Now, reports are that the new proposal was delivered to SAG-AFTRA as the strike ends its 113th day – with further negotiations being eyed for Saturday Adding to the sense of urgency to get a new three-year deal in place, NBCUniversal's Donna Langley, Disney's Bob Iger, Warner Bros Discovery's David Zaslav, and Netflix's Ted Sarandos[...]

Three days into November and on the 113th day of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP strike, reports are that the studios & streamers are preparing to take SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher's social media advice from earlier today (more on that in a minute) Reports are that AMPTP is preparing a response to the union's two proposals with[...]

On Wednesday night, SAG-AFTRA messaged its members to inform them that they had met that day "to discuss and finalize our response to the AMPTP AI counter-proposal" that the union received from the AMPTP on Tuesday "The negotiators then met with AMPTP representatives for more than three hours" on Wednesday afternoon and evening "to present[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? CBS' After Midnight, SAG-AFTRA, Paramount+'s Frasier, Disney/Hulu, AEW, Fran Drescher/SNL, FX's Fargo, Prime Video's Gen V, Marvel Studios' Loki & Jonathan Majors, Netflix's Stranger Things, The Flash's Grant Gustin, Neil Gaiman, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds/Voyager, Crunchyroll/Anime NYC 2023, BBC's Doctor Who, and more! Images/Screencaps: Marvel Studios, SNL, FX Networks, Paramount+,[...]

For some reason, those contrasting stories seem to sum up pretty much how things have been over the past several months between AMPTP and the WGA & SAG-AFTRA But the WGA has its new three-year deal now – and the rumblings surrounding the current talks between the actors' union and studios & streamers have been[...]